Street food is going through a revolution as the grease merchants are replaced by affordable, fresh, well sourced and exciting food. Stroll down the banks of the Thames and ‘eat the world’ during the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations.

Local chefs and food heroes are being challenged to a cooking competition using waste food and veg from the park’s greenhouse. Locals can also bring food to share and enjoy the music, stalls, fairground, and learn about local food growing.

Now is the perfect time to get outside and learn about the many uses of the wild plants that grow all around us, but which are often overlooked. The walks will cover plant identification, potential hazards and tips on harvesting and preparation, including how to forage sustainably. You will be given a solid grounding in the basics of botany and learn how to group plants into their respective families. You will also learn about the folklore and medicinal uses of the plants we find. There will be a chance to sample some of the food and drink that can be made from foraged plants, such as wild garlic pesto, herbal teas and cordial. Cost: £20, £12 concession or £6 under 16s. No. of places: 10 Time: 16.00-18.30. Meet at 15.50 at Gospel Oak overground station.

The Big Jubilee Lunch is part of the events programme for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations. A special four-day bank holiday from 2-5 June means there is plenty of time to enjoy lunching in your community. Find your nearest street party or set up your own. And of course, the ONLY loaves to use for sandwiches are Real Bread! Find recipes to bake your own or seek out your local Real Bread bakery at realbreadcampaign.org

Redbridge Green Fair 2012 It's BACK. After a two year break, Redbridge Green Fair 2012 is on Monday 4th June. This year promises to be an exciting time to be in London, but whatever your plans, the Summer starts right here in Valentines Park, Ilford. Just click on our flyer to go to our download page, then send it to all your friends. We are now taking bookings for : stalls and caterers and musicians. Make the day even more enjoyable by getting involved – you could give as little as one or two hours! Check our Volunteers page. For all other enquiries please email us now at redbridgegreenfair@gmail.com Attractions already confirmed include : - Live Music, two stages : the fully amplified Main Stage and the Acoustic Stage - Stalls area environmental, animal, human causes, arts, crafts, trade, food and drink - Eco House, giving some useful ideas about energy and materials in building homes - Eco Fashion show, in partnership with grassroots organisation Caramel Rock - Give or Take, your opportunity to donate your unwanted items and take something you can reuse - Professor Kayoss with his live theatre show on global issues and the importance of localism - Anniversary - an Act of Memory a recitation of all the acts in the UN Declaration of Human Rights - Land Art, join in the fun in layout out a Giant Planet Earth on the grass using natural materials

Learn how to make the perfect doughs to produce a white tin loaf, rustic brown bread and soda bread. Friendly expert Linda Dobbs will show you how. cost £75 includes lunch and a recipe/info pack to take home with your breads. Timing - 9.45 am - 3.30 pm

London's largest free environmental festival celebrates its 20th b-day! Featuring two music stages, a high profile debating arena, symphonic orchestra, BikeFest, large children\'s area, theatre & dance, permaculture and lots of ethical food & market stalls.

Revisit your favourite urban green spaces or discover new hidden squares and gardens that are opening their doors to the public over this - hopefully summer - weekend.

Scythe Association of Britain and Ireland Stall at the London Green Fair 9th and 10th June 2012 Come see us at the stall in the permaculture zone, or come to take part in some of the one hour taster workshops in the park. One hour taster workshops in the park at following times: Saturday 9th June 1.30pm 3.45pm 5pm - scythe improvers session, peening techniques Sunday 10th June 1.30pm 4pm Email ifabrizio@hotmail.com to reserve your place or call 07930 927 979 - or come see us at the stall in the permaculture zone to book a place

Now is the perfect time to get outside and learn about the many uses of the wild plants that grow all around us, but which are often overlooked. The walks will cover plant identification, potential hazards and tips on harvesting and preparation, including how to forage sustainably. You will be given a solid grounding in the basics of botany and learn how to group plants into their respective families. You will also learn about the folklore and medicinal uses of the plants we find. There will be a chance to sample some of the food and drink that can be made from foraged plants, such as wild garlic pesto, herbal teas and cordial. Cost: £20, £12 concession or £6 under 16s. No. of places: 10 Time: 16.00-18.30. Meet at 10.30 at Hampstead Heath overground station.

Now is the perfect time to get outside and learn about the many uses of the wild plants that grow all around us, but which are often overlooked. The walks will cover plant identification, potential hazards and tips on harvesting and preparation, including how to forage sustainably. You will be given a solid grounding in the basics of botany and learn how to group plants into their respective families. You will also learn about the folklore and medicinal uses of the plants we find. There will be a chance to sample some of the food and drink that can be made from foraged plants, such as wild garlic pesto, herbal teas and cordial. Cost: £20, £12 concession or £6 under 16s. No. of places: 10 Time: 10.30 - 13.00. Meet at 10.20 at Hampstead Heath overground station.

Now is the perfect time to get outside and learn about the many uses of the wild plants that grow all around us, but which are often overlooked. The walks will cover plant identification, potential hazards and tips on harvesting and preparation, including how to forage sustainably. You will be given a solid grounding in the basics of botany and learn how to group plants into their respective families. You will also learn about the folklore and medicinal uses of the plants we find. There will be a chance to sample some of the food and drink that can be made from foraged plants, such as wild garlic pesto, herbal teas and cordial. Cost: £20, £12 concession or £6 under 16s. No. of places: 10 Time: 11.00-13.30 Meet at 10.50 in coppermill fields car park, at the end of coppermill lane, E17 7HB

11 June: 10:30 to 1:30, Brunel’s Old Station, Clock Tower Yard, Temple Meads, Bristol, BS1 6QH Free event but advance booking is required so we know how many to cater for. Please go here to book. The theme of this year’s Bristol Food Conference is “Signing up to Good Food!”. The Conference, sponsored by Bristol’s Food Policy Council, the first of its kind in the UK, will showcase the public launch of its city-wide Good Food charter as part of Bristol’s Big Green Week. As the charter states: “Bristol Good Food is the key message of the Bristol Food Policy Council. We believe good food is vital to the quality of people’s lives in Bristol. As well as being tasty, healthy and affordable, the food we eat should be good for nature, good for workers, good for local businesses and good for animal welfare.” The programme, which will be chaired by Kevin Morgan of Cardiff University, will feature keynotes from: -Helen Nilsson from Malmo, Sweden, on the revolutionary changes that have been made to public food procurement there, -Dr. Gabriel Scally, former Regional Director of Public Health for the Southwest, on what good food can mean for our health as a city, -and three Bristol-based speakers presenting their stories of the realities of working in the local food system (and succeeding!) Each keynote session will allow time for interaction and discussion with the speakers. There will be a world-class lunch from some of Bristol’s amazing selection of local caterers, along with opportunities for networking afterward. http://bristolfoodpolicycouncil.org/

You are warmly invited to Land & Liberty! An evening of stories about communities fighting for control of their food systems Come and join a group of London food-growers and eaters for an evening of stories and discussion. The evening will begin with presentations by London growers who have worked with communities struggling to take control of their food systems in Ljubljana-Slovenia, Jayyous-Palestine, Chiapas- Mexico, and Havana-Cuba. We will then move into discussions based around the questions of what we can learn from these stories? How the methods described can be relevant to our own organising and food growing? And what these stories inspire us to do? This will be followed by a plant and seed exchange, a chance to catch up with summer and fill up the garden, or catch up on chat and fill up the imadgination. We hope to see you there! Programme for the evening: 6pm Community Dinner (come and eat food from London community gardens; cooked by Food Fight) 7pm Story presentations 8pm Discussion 9pm Plant & seed exchange All at Pogo Cafe. 76, Clarence Rd, E5 8HB On Monday 11th June 6 - 9.30pm Reclaim the Fields, PEDAL, Community Food Growers Network, Food Fight www.reclaimthefields.org www.100daystopalestine.org www.cfgn.org.uk www.pogocafe.co.uk

Croydon's annual environmental fair with stalls and displays for all the family. Get along and get inspiration for a green lifestyle.

Highbury Builders Collective are once more holding their popular \"Introduction to Beekeeping\" short courses over the next couple of months at their customised apiary in Finsbury Park. There is now a greater awareness of how important honey bees are to the health of our environment but a declining number of people with the skills to take care of these very important creatures. So why not come along and learn the basics of what beekeeping is all about - you will get to handle live bees and it may inspire you to become a beekeeper yourself. The course costs £30 per person and places are limited so its first come, first served! If you are interested in booking one of these dates then e mail your name and what date you would like to attend to: info@highburybuilders.co.uk and we will get back to you with further information.

Now is the perfect time to get outside and learn about the many uses of the wild plants that grow all around us, but which are often overlooked. The walks will cover plant identification, potential hazards and tips on harvesting and preparation, including how to forage sustainably. You will be given a solid grounding in the basics of botany and learn how to group plants into their respective families. You will also learn about the folklore and medicinal uses of the plants we find. There will be a chance to sample some of the food and drink that can be made from foraged plants, such as wild garlic pesto, herbal teas and cordial. Cost: £20, £12 concession or £6 under 16s. No. of places: 10 Time: 10.30-13.00 Meet at 10.20 at Hampstead Heath overground station

deal for anyone who has little or no baking experience, this is an opportunity to get to grips with making a range of different doughs from white to wholemeal and practice a variety of different breads from flat breads to wholemeal loaves. Knowing how many people are put off home-baking because of lack of time, this course will show you how to fit baking into a busy life! Through getting hands-on mixing and shaping your own doughs you will leave with a much greater understanding of what makes bread “work” and the confidence to do it yourself at home. You will learn tricks and tips for making your own bread without it being a chore. The practical hands-on courses will cover the five essential stages of bread-making: mixing, fermenting, shaping, proving and baking. We will explain why things work and sometimes they don’t. We will look at different methods, such as a no-knead method or using one basic recipes to make a number of things from flat-bread and pizza to ciabatta and pitta. We will also make a sourdough starter to take home and make a simple rye sourdough loaf. You will take home lots of bread you’ve made, a sourdough starter, a pack of recipes and information as well as some essential home baking kit

Open Farm Sunday 2012 Nearly 300 farms have registered to open up. Over three quarters of a million people have visited an Open Farm Sunday event to date and in our seventh year we are aiming to welcome our millionth visitor!

This class is designed for first time bread makers or for those who just wish to improve their bread making skills. During this class you will learn to make bread in a relaxed and fun way that will allow you to get on with all the other things in your busy life.

Learn to bake the Italian way. Some colourful bread for summer barbecues and picnics. Have fun mastering simple doughs made in the traditional way to produce a light airy Ciabatta; Panini alla Mascarpone studded with Green Olives; New Season Roast Garlic Grissini and a Sfinciuni (a portable picnic in itself) stuffed with Sundried Tomatoes, Basil and Mozzarella. Demonstration: a Sour Dough ‘Pane Pugliese’ from sunny southern Italy.

Wednesday, 20th June, 6.00 - 8.30pm Networking event open to all food-growers. The event will include workshops on: - caring for your soil - wildlife gardening - growing edible perennials The event will cost £10 but is free for Capital Growth members. E-mail ida@sustainweb.org for more info or to book Directions: The Redmond Community Centre, Kayani Avenue, Hackney, N4 2HF (on the banks of the West Resevoir, nearest tube Manor House)

WHEN: Wednesday 20th June 2012, 10.00am registration for 10.30am start. Ends 4.00pm. WHERE: Shine Conference Centre, Harehills Road, Leeds, LS8 5HS WHAT: The event will examine the role and revival of towns as local food centres and how creating a strong local food web (the connections between people who produce sell and buy locally-sourced food in a local area food) can: ·boost the local economy ·improve access to high quality fresh produce ·foster local distinctiveness ·bring communities together This conference will explore how local food activists, sector professionals, local councillors and officers (at all levels: parish, town, district, borough, city, and county) and the people involved in local food initiatives can work together to promote and enhance their local food webs. WHO: Chaired by: Kath Dalmeny, Sustain PLENARY SESSION: Local Food Webs Past, Present and Future Speakers: Graeme Willis, Campaign to Protect Rural England Leon Ballin, Sheffield Food Network Fran Robinson, Local to Ledbury WORKSHOP THEMES: Participants can select two from the following three options: 1. How a joined up approach to local food can support the local economy and community in your town - Pete Hawkins, Taste Tideswell, Tish Dockerty, Local to Ludlow, Jennifer Smith, Making Local Food Work Programme Manager. Chaired by Helen Seymour, Headingley Farmers' Market & The Natural Food Store 2. How partnership working can build stronger local food networks - Peter Norton, Herefordshire Food Partnership, Frances Northrop, Transition in Action Manager, Transition Town Totnes 3. How mapping your local food network can identify the key challenges and opportunities for local food where you live - Ben Messer, Food Matters, Brighton A local food lunch will be served. Book Now: TICKETS - Only £20. Tickets for Sustain and CPRE members are £10 https://www.cpremlfw.eventbrite.com

An exploration of world cuisine, curated by the highly-acclaimed and award-winning chef Paul Merrett, in support of the charity Freedom from Torture. The Big Cook Up will feature a range of fantastic dishes, designed especially for the event by a hand-picked team of top chefs, and inspired by recipes representing some of the many different nationalities of the individuals receiving rehabilitative care from Freedom from Torture. Guests will see the food prepared before their eyes, before having the chance to enjoy each dish, complimented by free specialist wine and spectacular live world music. The climax of the evening will be a fast-paced luxury auction, with prizes including a luxury week-long break for two in Northern Cyprus, a private dinner party for ten prepared by a celebrity chef in your own home, and even the chance to win your own weight in wine. All of the money raised on the night will go to support the work of Freedom from Torture – the only national organisation in the UK dedicated solely to the rehabilitation of torture survivors. Tickets: £50 To book tickets/more info: www.freedomfromtorture.org/thebigcookup

Ciabatta, Foccacia, Pitta - learn to make these delicious Med classics under the guidance of our friendly expert tutor, Linda Dobbs. Course timing 9.45 - 3.30, cost £85. Take your impressive breads home to impress everyone, maybe have a med themed evening with your friends? You will also be given a recipe and info pack so you can keep on baking...

This course looks at all the important aspects to consider when growing food, including improving the fertility of your soil and companion planting To book, please go to www.localfoodnetwork.org.uk, call 020 8770 6611 or e-mail us at food@ecolocal.org.uk

A brand new workshop for people dreaming, or at the early stages, of running their own food business comes to London on June 23-4, 2012. Led by food industry expert Monique Borst, the Food Business Start-up Boot Camp is touring the country this Spring and comes to Wallacespace Covent Garden at the end of June. London is home to many innovative and entrepreneurial food businesses from individuals making cakes, pickles and jams to sell at farmers markets to success stories like Neal’s Yard Dairy and The Monmouth Coffee Company. But starting a food business can be a daunting task ... you need to be aware of all the rules – environmental, health, licensing and insurance – competition is fierce and profit margins are small. You also need a marketing strategy to give your business the best chance of being seen and heard and a realistic business plan. For anyone starting that journey, or people with a fledgling business who are wondering ‘where next’? this Food Business Start-up Boot Camp will be a practical, inspiring and fun weekend. A combination of talks, exercises and a glimpse behind-the-scenes of a local food producer and retailer.

Learn the techniques of basic bread making and the roles the 4 elements play, how to pick the best flours, why salt is so important, how to use less commercial yeast to make better more flavourful and more digestible breads. Learn to make 2 versatile doughs using stone ground organic flours, a basic white and a rye & wholemeal spelt dough; learn to shape baguettes, rolls and a daily loaf; make a crunchy sundried Tomato & Olive Focaccia and Tallegio & Asparagus Calzones.

After this workshop you’ll go away with the knowledge required to sow and grow vegetables, herbs and flowers in containers all for just £20. To book, please go to www.localfoodnetwork.org.uk, call 020 8770 6611 or e-mail us at food@ecolocal.org.uk

Friday evening and Saturday - cheesemaking with Judy King, who milks goats and makes cheese on a small commercial scale on her own farm. Judy also makes cow and sheep cheese and teaches how to make them. Sunday - bread making, with Kath Hallewell, who bakes bread for a living in Stroud. In this part of the course you will be making a range of delicious breads by hand and from scratch. Both savoury and sweet recipes will be explored, with a focus on long fermentation processes that improve flavour, texture and keeping qualities of a loaf. You will be returning home with plenty of goodies to impress family and friends with! If time allows, we may even get to bake off some of our loaves in a wood fired oven - including a sourdough loaf, which tases gorgeous from a wood-fired oven. The aim of the day is to send you home with a thorough understanding of how to make a fantastic loaf of bread every single time you bake.

Not to be missed, our now famous Beer Nights plus the launch of the much anticipated TPS Cookbook. TPS Brownie supplier and very special guest Nick Fu will be cooking up: meat option: breaded fingers of slow roasted lambs breast w/celeriac remoulade & caper foam. Vegetarian option: ricotta & sweet corn cakes w/avocado & lime pickle puree. Dessert: chocolate & stout madeleines, tobacco snaps & salted chocolate & stout sauce TPS members and Central St.Martins Design Graduates Kate and Radek will be showcasing their stunningly designed cookbook: Browse a copy in store and check out your fellow Members' recipes Pre-pay on the night for one of just 100 copies from the exclusive first edition! For £10 you get 3 tokens and each can be exchanged for an item of food or drink. Buy your ticket. For more information or if you have any questions please call 020 7430 1827, or email office@thepeoplessupermarket.org.

The beautiful Forty Hall Farm in Enfield, north London, will be opening its doors on Saturday 30th June to host a one-off Farmers' Market. The market, which coincides with the grand reopening of Forty Hall next door and will include a host of local food stalls. As well stocking up on local produce, visitors will be able to wander round the Farm, meeting the animals and learning about the Farm's unique community projects. The Farm is home to an exciting vineyard social enterprise and a new community orchard. Free entry. Everyone welcome.

Real bread, 75 different flavour sausages, a range of wines made from local vineyards, goats cheese, Goan food, game, wild meats, pies and cakes! The market will be held from 10am to 4pm on 30th June and returns to Sutton on 30th Sept and 17th Nov.